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Saturday, 18 May 2019

Time for Lime

Friday May 17th
About 650 recorded climbs since anything done on limestone, not counting the Dorset Sport Experience.  So a return to trad climbing on this medium is surely long overdue, where better to do a reboot than;
Twistleton Scar
Last visited more than five years ago!  CB roped in GE who managed to drag himself out after a hard day at Attemire the day before.  An extra rope came in handy to set up an abseil to save schlepping round and keep up the climbing intensity. GULP.




CB in Supreme form


GE led up a route to the right of Angel Delight

Not described in the Yorkshire Limestone Guide
Postscript
This was in fact Angel Delight!



GE goes extra-terrestial
on Mars Attacks










Moves right up this shallow groove left of The Fretsaw

Look at those climbers go



Continues with interest


















It's the freakiest show


Photo taken from abseil







7 more abs added to this year's tally














AT had a bit of a jittery lead up the slippery hanging slab on Priority



GE follows CB's fine lead up the direct variation

The finishing wall has just enough of everything needed


Priority
and
Superiority (red)

The traverse is a bit shiny
 © BarrySW19

 L-R
Priority
Superiority
Ballad of the Irish Horse
Supreme White
Mars Attacks
The Fretsaw
Cold Feet (var finish)
Angel Delight







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